Markus Lehmann Wins the WPT Spanish Championship
Markus Lehmann wins the WPT Spanish Championship beating Ludovic Lacay in heads up play. Lehmann started the TV Final Table 5th in chips and outlasted the other 5 players to Win the WPT Spanish Championship at the Casino Barcelona. Markus takes home the WPT Spanish Championship title $786,505 in Prize Money and $25,000 buy-in for the WPT World Championship in April at the Bellagio.
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- Ludovic Lacay Eliminated in 2nd Place $418,505
Ludovic Lacay pushes All-In after a flop of 
and is called by Markus Lehmann. Lacay shows 
and Lehmann displays 
. The Turn is the 
and the River 
. Lacay is eliminated on the 74th hand of the TV Final Table.
- Christer Johansson Eliminated in 3rd Place $214,073
Christer Johansson re-raises All-In with a Board of 
and 
and is called by Markus Lehmann. Johansson shows 
for top pair and is ahead of Johansson’s qc
pair of tens. The River brings the 
and Christer Johansson is eliminated on the 51st hand of the TV Final Table. Heads up play begins with Ludovic Lacay and Markus Lehmann.
- Steve Sung Eliminated in 4th Place $166,438
Steve Sung re-raises All-In and Markus Lehmann calls and turns over 
and Steve shows his 
. Sung looks beaten when the Flop brings 
, but when the Turn is he has the lead and is 77% to win. Alas the River is the and Lehmann hits the back door flush and Sung is eliminated on the 41st hand of the TV Final Table.
- Gus Hansen Eliminated in 5th Place $142,621
Gus Hansen who started the TV Final Table with the Chip Lead. After a Flop of 
Gus pushes All-In and Ludovic Lacay, who now has the Chip Lead calls right away. Hansen only has 
and is up against Lacay’s . The Turn is a and when the River brings the 
Hansen is eliminated in 5th Place on the 36th hand of the day.
- Vladimir Poleschchuk Eliminated in 6th Place $118,945
Vladimir Poleschchuk pushes All-In for about 120,000 and Steve Sung calls. Poleschchuk shows 
and Sung has 
. The board brings two pair for Sung and Vladimir Poleschchuk is eliminated in 6th Place on the 14th Hand of the TV Final Table.
- Start of WPT Spanish Championship TV Final Table
Here is how the TV Final Table started with Seat Assignments, Chip Counts and Payouts.
Seat 1 - Vladimir Poleschchuk - 176,000
Seat 2 - Christer Johansson - 855,000
Seat 3 - Steve Sung - 670,000
Seat 4 - Gus Hansen - 962,000
Seat 5 - Ludovic Lacay - 400,000
Seat 6 - Markus Lehmann - 329,000
1st - 554,987 euros ($786,805)
2nd - 295,200 euros ($418,505)
3rd - 151,000 euros ($214,073)
4th - 117,400 euros ($166,438)
5th - 100,600 euros ($142,621)
6th - 83,900 euros ($118,945)
Source: WPT
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